Wordy Wednesday-9/8/10

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him Father!

-Lydia M. Child

Mommy Thought of the Day

This one is not mine, but it belongs to a woman named Heather who writes this blog.  In one of her blog posts she posted some of the cutest pictures to document her daughter turning 7 months old.  The first couple of lines are to complain about what all moms complain about....time just going too fast.  Her words made me laugh because they are so true....
"I tried to convince Time to slow down, but apparently Time is a jerk"

Mindful Monday- 9/6/10

Well, I don't have a real tip to share, but I do have website (surprised?LOL).  All I got a say is that as much as people shake their fists as the internet, you have to admit it has a lot of positives.  One of them is keeping in touch with people and learning about them (sometimes learning too much), but it also builds a network where we can be there for each other or find comfort in others.  So with that being said here is a fun link called truuconfessions.com.  It has confessions from all kinds of moms, because seriously....deep down we are all somewhat the same, but it also shows us that a lot of us are crazy. :-)

Mommy Thought of the Day...

Some days you don't realize how long it has been since your last potty break, until you run the water in the washing machine.

Foodie Friday- 9/3/10

So my good friend and ex-neighbor bought me a copy of Jessica Seinfield's cookbook, Deceptively Delicious.  The whole concept behind the cookbook is how to make foods your kid's love with hidden veggies in them!  Sneaky, huh?!  >:-)
Well, as soon as I got the book I wanted to try something out, so the first recipe I did was the recipe for the chocolate chip cookies with Garbanzo beans in them.  Sounded to crazy to work, but I tried it.  Since the recipe is copyrighted I can't share it on here, but there seems to be a lot of recipes with Garbanzo beans in them.  So give it a whirl!

The Garbanzos!  AKA Chickpeas.  I will admit they do kinda look like Macadamia nuts, but I was still skeptical when I opened the can.

The butter and sugar.  I was supposed to use tub margarine, but figured I could be bad and use real butter since they had veggies in them....plus, that's all I had.  I was supposed to use a cup of brown sugar, but I was short about 1/4 of a cup so I used Splenda (hence the small white pile). Most of my recipes are poorly planned...but I can wing it!

Fat girl confession of the day...I love when recipes ask to cream the butter and sugar together...how can you not resist tasting it?  It's like Cinnamon Toast with out the cinnamon or the toast....yeah, pretty much butter and sugar. 

 
I hate separating egg yolks from whites...look at my first attempt....FAIL.

I added the rest of the ingredients and set-up my cookies to bake.  You can see the chickpeas, but most people thought they were nuts.

These are the "healthy" yummies.  My kid's loved them, especially when I let them eat them for breakfast one day.  My husband said they were good, but I haven't seen him touch them since he found out about the Garbanzo beans.

Thankful Thursday-9/2/10

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. -Oscar Wild

Sometimes you can be overwhelmed by the trials of everyday things that you forget to stop and take a look around.  Blessings are everywhere....sometimes disguised as trials! 
There are days where you can get so overwhelmed with your children.  Especially, toddlers....especially toddlers who are in their terrible two's!  :-)  There will be days when my two year old will become so frustrated and cry and scream with every little thing that happens.  I feel so badly for her because I know it's a communication problem.  She is just learning more words and speaking a bit more clearly.  It's so hard for her to be patient when no one understands her.  Just think how you would feel....it would be like living France and you could only say a few French words.  The French residents would look at you and try to understand what you needed or wanted.  You are trying to tell them you are cold or hungry, but can't say the right words.  I try to remember that when my two year old is having one of those days...it's hard to try and keep your own cool and correct the behavior.  Often on those day I will call my mom and vent.  My mom always reminds me that most toddlers go through a stage like that...it's normal.  She says to look at it this way...she is normal and healthy!  So even some days are rough, I am glad that she is healthy and apparently has great lung capacity for some of those screams!  LOL

Wordy Wednesday- 9/1/10

So my inspiration for sharing today's quote is my oldest child.  Children do grow-up way to fast.  I try to learn to enjoy each stage of my children's lives...for we only pass through that stage once.

“You know children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.” 

-John J. Plomp